Myrmecia exigua

Myrmecia exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmeciinae
Genus:	Myrmecia
Species:	M. exigua
Binomial name
Myrmecia exigua Clark, 1943 [1]

Myrmecia exigua is an Australian ant which belongs to the genus Myrmecia . This species is native to Australia. Myrmecia exigua has only been observed in the north west of Victoria. It was first described by John S. Clark in 1943. ^[2]

The Myrmecia exigua is one of the smallest species of bull ants. The head and gaster are a blackish-brown colour, mandibles yellow; antennae, pronotum, legs and several other features are brown, almost all of the tarsi is a reddish yellow colour, and the node is a red colour. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Myrmecia exigua (Clark, 1943)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 March 2014.
2. "Myrmecia exigua Clark, 1943". Atlas of Living Australia . Govt of Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
3. Clark, John (1943). A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) (PDF). Victoria. p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2014.
4. Taylor, R.W. (1985). Formicoidea. Australia. p. 9.